§ 33-39-129 — Penalties

(a) Any person acting or purporting to act as a certified
real estate appraiser without first obtaining a permit to
practice under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one
thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county
jail for a term not to exceed six (6) months or both. Upon
conviction of a subsequent violation the person shall be
punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not
to exceed one (1) year or both. Charges may be initiated by the
office of the attorney general with the board as the
complainant.
(b) If any person receives any money or the equivalent
thereof as a fee, commission, compensation or profit by or in
consequence of a violation of any provision of this act, he
shall, in addition, be liable to a penalty of not less than the
amount of the sum of money so received and not more than three
(3) times the sum so received as may be determined by the court,
which penalty may be recovered in a court of competent
jurisdiction by any person aggrieved.